Cost and Accounting Manager

Sigma Alimentos

1d

About The Position

Manage day-to-day general and cost accounting activities in accordance with the organization's accounting policies and procedures. Functional areas include, but are not limited to: general ledger; fixed assets; financial reporting; treasury; accounts payable; accounts receivable; accounting information systems; process constraints analysis; target costing projects; margin analysis; and tracing costs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Five (5) years' progressive general accounting or audit experience
• One (1) year cost or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Three (3) years' of related experience in a leadership role
• Knowledge of general ledger, cost accounting and fixed assets
• Knowledge of US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)
• Proven analytical and negotiation skills with attention to details.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization; must be able to clearly articulate technical ideas to a non-technical audience both verbally and in writing
• Ability to build professional relationships with accounting and cross functional teams while facilitating a collaborative environment
• The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, meet deadlines, while presenting a professional demeanor
• Customer service skills including the ability to manage and respond to different customer situations and changing requirement while maintaining a positive and friendly attitude
• Ability to provide training and development of team
• Proficient with Microsoft office, including skills with Outlook, Word and Excel
• Demonstrated business acumen with knowledge and understanding of business issues, priorities, goals, and strategy

Nice To Haves

• Active CPA license
• SAP experience
• Proficiency with Databases / SQL
• Experience with Business Objects and Crystal Reporting

Responsibilities

• Ensure general and costing accounting activities are completed timely and accurately including but not limited to general ledger, fixed assets, financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and cost accounting
• Produce and prepare financial reports, statements and audits, including but not limited to, reports, plans, forecasts, budgets and yearly/quarterly/monthly close
• Ensure standard costs and bill of materials are reviewed, maintained and updated; gather accounting data including but not limited to costing information; create and update dashboards for business leaders; review data including but not limited to yields and variances; identifies root cause; recommend actions for improvement
• Manage staff including but not limited to training, evaluation, development, and coaching personnel,
• Develop, implement and maintain accounting policies and procedures in accordance with IFRS and organizational governance, including but not limited to: treasury, general ledger, fixed assets, accounts payable, and internal audit controls
• Develop, implement and maintain physical inventory and cycle count processes; review variance analysis; ensure root cause(s) are identified and corrected
• Identify, select and manage ongoing relationships with external consultants and advisors (e.g., accounting firms); provide support necessary to ensure meeting timelines and objectives agreed to with the professional service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees